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Martin J. Waters
Partner
Corporate
San Diego

D858-350-2308

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  • A Proven Company Builder

    With more than 30 years of experience providing corporate and securities counsel, Marty has been instrumental in starting, building, and shepherding numerous emerging growth companies through IPOs or strategic partnerships.

  • Southern California Focus

    A founding partner of the San Diego office and Southern California corporate practice, Marty leads the firm's efforts in representing public and private growth companies in San Diego, Orange County, and Los Angeles.

  • A Recognized Practitioner

    Ranked Band 1 by Chambers USA for his corporate work in Southern California, Marty has been recognized as a leading corporate attorney in multiple editions of Chambers USA, as well as San Diego Metropolitan Magazine, IPO Journal, and LMG Life Sciences.

Martin (Marty) Waters is a corporate and securities partner in the San Diego office. He is a founding partner of the firm's San Diego office and Southern California corporate practice. He was a partner in the Palo Alto office until opening the San Diego office in 2004. He is a current member of the firm's board of directors.

Marty is a proven company builder with more than 30 years of experience providing corporate and securities counsel to high growth private and public companies. He has been instrumental in starting, building, and shepherding numerous emerging growth life sciences and technology companies through IPOs or strategic partnerships. Marty also represents several public companies in a general counsel capacity, as well as investment banks and placement agents in PIPEs and public offerings. Marty has counseled issuers and underwriters in more than 50 offerings.

Recognized in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business since 2011, Marty is “highly respected for the superlative quality of the corporate counsel he offers corporate clients.” Sources describe him as a “a trusted partner” who “consistently delivers great advice” with a “specialty in managing complex and difficult stalemates.”

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Martin (Marty) Waters is a corporate and securities partner in the San Diego office. He is a founding partner of the firm's San Diego office and Southern California corporate practice. He was a partner in the Palo Alto office until opening the San Diego office in 2004. He is a current member of the firm's board of directors.

Marty is a proven company builder with more than 30 years of experience providing corporate and securities counsel to high growth private and public companies. He has been instrumental in starting, building, and shepherding numerous emerging growth life sciences and technology companies through IPOs or strategic partnerships. Marty also represents several public companies in a general counsel capacity, as well as investment banks and placement agents in PIPEs and public offerings. Marty has counseled issuers and underwriters in more than 50 offerings.

Recognized in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business since 2011, Marty is “highly respected for the superlative quality of the corporate counsel he offers corporate clients.” Sources describe him as a “a trusted partner” who “consistently delivers great advice” with a “specialty in managing complex and difficult stalemates.”

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Wilson Sonsini Practices, Attorneys Recognized in 2026 Chambers USA Guide
The 2026 Chambers USA guide has recognized Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati as a leading law firm in 44 geography-specific practice categories and named 87 Wilson Sonsini attorneys among the best in their fields. This year, the firm received four new practice area rankings, including in the nationwide National Security and Capital Markets: Convertible Debt categories, and three improved practice area rankings.
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Wilson Sonsini Advises View Point Medical on Acquisition by Merit Medical
On April 1, 2026, Merit Medical Systems, Inc., a global leader of healthcare technology, announced it has acquired View Point Medical, Inc. The aggregate transaction consideration, including the assumption of View Point liabilities, is approximately $140 million. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised View Point on the transaction.
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BioTools Innovator 2025 Capstone Event
Wilson Sonsini is proud to be an event sponsor for the Biotools Innovator Capstone Event on November 18th. The BioTools Innovator Capstone is the premier showcase for innovation in life science tools and diagnostics, bringing together leading pharma and biotech startups to present their groundbreaking technologies to a panel of judges, including Wilson Sonsini partners, Eric Hsu, Ingo Hardt, Marty Waters, and Bu Yin.
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Wilson Sonsini is proud to support Octane’s Ophthalmology Tech Forum 2025, returning June 26-27, at the VEA in Newport Beach.
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